Ghana imports over 1 million tonnes of Cement annually

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• Okoro 8 years ago

  what about the price of cement in Ghana

  what about the price of cement in Ghana

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• Nana Antwi 8 years ago

  Minister Spio Garbrah does not understand trade and is being mislead to introduce draconian and outmoded policy instruments that ignore the regulatory impacts. First and foremost the cement industry had been a classical monop ...
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  Minister Spio Garbrah does not understand trade and is being mislead to introduce draconian and outmoded policy instruments that ignore the regulatory impacts. First and foremost the cement industry had been a classical monopoly for decades, unresponsive to the Ministries efforts to reign in annual price hikes that were preceded by artificial shortages after the factory annial maintenance closure. Ultimately government through contractors is the highest user and buuer of cement so the GHACEM monopoly did not have to bother about other consuners. Final the market was openedup for proce competition from imports and othrr producers. Having destabilised the monopoly one would have expected the Ministry to proceed with the Draft Competition Bill through Cabinet and Parliament to resolve monopolistoc behaviour once and for all. Unfortunate the ill advised Minister has chosen to intervene directly in the madket by protecting local procers which in essence restore the monopoly to it dominant market position with any guarantees of price stability. The effect is tjat Goverment accepts to pay much higher price for cement input into its constriction projects acrosd thethe country, and the private sector's access to alternative prices will be restricted. Let the Minister tell us what the full effects of his decision are and who the ultimate winners and losrs will be. A Minister of Trade must represent and balance the interest of consumers, traders, producers and government. Has he commissioned any analysis of winners and losers before launching this ppopulist measure? Of course no, because he has a PhD.

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• Obroni 8 years ago

  Germany imports all its oil, Holland imports all its cocoa, Ivory Coast all its apples,Sweden all its rice and America all its Manganese.
  You are missing the point with your protectionism mister Spio Gabrah, as long as our i ...
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  Germany imports all its oil, Holland imports all its cocoa, Ivory Coast all its apples,Sweden all its rice and America all its Manganese.
  You are missing the point with your protectionism mister Spio Gabrah, as long as our imports and exports are in balance there is no economic problem with that.
  Choosing Ghanaian products when it doesn't make any economic sense will only push consumer prices up !

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• EZEKIEL 8 years ago

  We have at the Ports "Revenue& Price" calculators who fleece any importation of Vehicles !! Even a GENUINE RECEIPT from the buyer (importer) from OVERSEAS is rejected !! WHY DON'T YOU USE THE SIMILAR METHOD TO CALCULATE BAGGE ...
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  We have at the Ports "Revenue& Price" calculators who fleece any importation of Vehicles !! Even a GENUINE RECEIPT from the buyer (importer) from OVERSEAS is rejected !! WHY DON'T YOU USE THE SIMILAR METHOD TO CALCULATE BAGGED CEMENT IMPORTED ??????? STOP lamenting and DO YOUR JOB !!!

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• goddey 8 years ago

  We still like the imported cement, Ghanaian products are too expensive.

  We still like the imported cement, Ghanaian products are too expensive.

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• Better Ghana no matter what 8 years ago

  If people can offer cement for a cheaper price then the local manufacturers then this is the problem of the local companies and not ours. Why should we pay for a inferior product at a high cost? Government is just useless as ...
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  If people can offer cement for a cheaper price then the local manufacturers then this is the problem of the local companies and not ours. Why should we pay for a inferior product at a high cost? Government is just useless as usual.

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• Ag 8 years ago

  Ahh what is ghacem saying. They import clinker all the way from noway and charge us expensively when they can use clinker from Ghana to make the price cheep. They are evil. Allow the China cement , is affordable. Ghacem sh ...
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  Ahh what is ghacem saying. They import clinker all the way from noway and charge us expensively when they can use clinker from Ghana to make the price cheep. They are evil. Allow the China cement , is affordable. Ghacem shame reduce the price

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